Perugino studied in the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio along with Leonardo da Vinci. He was one of those who painted the Sistine Chapel.

Young Mashkov began by drawing “posters” for stores. Alexandre Benois called him “an example of living creative force.”

Hokusai said about himself that he was “born at fifty,” meaning that only from that age did he begin to create something significant. He had a serious influe...

Fusli was born in Zurich, but spent a significant part of his life in London. The artist became famous for his works based on the works of Shakespeare and Mi...

Daubigny began his artistic life by painting boxes, helping his father feed his family. In his mature years, the master was very sympathetic to the quest of ...

The artist was patronized by the king's mistress, the all-powerful Madame Pompadour. Denis Diderot said that Boucher “possesses everything except conscience ...

He likened his life to “a candle that was burned at both ends.” His contemporaries called him “The Great Charles.”

Bronzino was not only a magnificent painter, but also a poet. His works in many ways anticipated the Baroque style.

Brouwer became the father of the “tavern genre” in Flemish painting. He died very young - either from the plague, or from a dissolute life and drunkenness.

Bonnaro's fame came from a poster advertising champagne. “He who sings is not always happy,” he said before his death.

He was one of the first to understand the meaning of the landscape in the picture.

Sandro Botticelli was one of the most famous masters of his time, but his work was truly appreciated at the end of the 19th century.